Mel Tillis

But in those days - in the mid-'50s, early '60s - there was less than 300 radio stations that were playing country…

— Mel Tillis

Well, you know, back then there wasn't many albums, it was the singles. You sold singles.

— Mel Tillis

And my daddy could play a harmonica and also the guitar, so I guess I got a little bit from both of…

— Mel Tillis

And then, when I started to school, I found out I couldn't talk.

— Mel Tillis

And you know, we'd go to church. We were Baptists. And every now and then there'd be a tent would set up,…

— Mel Tillis

But I've got a lot of ideas, I bought me a ranch in Florida and I still have my farm in Ashland…

— Mel Tillis

Well, no, you can prepare it all you want, but I'd still stutter.

— Mel Tillis

But Patsy, she was a great, great girl. And Brenda Lee is a wonderful person, and her mama Grace. I've known those…

— Mel Tillis

Or in the early days we didn't have the bus, we had a station wagon.

— Mel Tillis

I'm gonna do between 75 and 100 dates. A lot of it will be in Laughlin, Nevada; I'll be there for two…

— Mel Tillis

And they turned around and leased it to The Assembly Of God Churches - their headquarters are in Springfield, Missouri. They leased…

— Mel Tillis

And I had to take care of a little dog too named Suzy. It was the promoter's wife's - Judy Lynn's -…

— Mel Tillis

I'm not retiring.

— Mel Tillis

I remember li'l ol' Hank Jr. - he was just a baby back in them days, you know - but he used…

— Mel Tillis

You have to insulate yourself - I'm talking about from everything, people can be talking to you and you won't hear 'em…

— Mel Tillis

And I began to tell little anecdotes that had happened to me, and people would laugh. And I began to like that,…

— Mel Tillis

I didn't get to meet Hank Williams. I was in the Air Force on Okinawa when he passed away.

— Mel Tillis

But now I've been in the arena for 47 years and I stutter less today than I did in those days.

— Mel Tillis

You know, it comes from my mother's side of the family. She had seven sisters and one brother, and all of them…

— Mel Tillis

But if you put a script up in front of me to read, or a cue card, I couldn't do it without…

— Mel Tillis

I'll do about 13 shows in Branson next year, and I'll be performing at the Grand Palace.

— Mel Tillis

No, my son's a songwriter and he does that.

— Mel Tillis

You know, being an entertainer is partly being on the road, and a lot of your songs come from the road.

— Mel Tillis

And I got to know Red Foley well. And I got to know Lefty really well, he was a great guy.

— Mel Tillis